St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-31
EAST SIDE SERVICES.
Morning Exercises at Cilute's
GrOYe---Nianie Hill Decoration.


Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Canton No z.
10. o. 4. No. 40.
st. Anthony Total Abstinence and Mutual
Benefit society.
Union band
Pupils Of all public and private schools on
the East side.
\. o. L. W. No. 49,
French Benevolent society.
German society.
Scandinavian society.
Carriage containing Hon. a. a. Ames, mayor
of Minneapolis.
IL. h. BlalSdell president of the day; Prof
John W. Downey, orator of the day,
and Rev. Father O'Reilley, pastor
Of the Church of st. An
thony of Padua.
Carriage containing Gen. and Mrs. II. P. Van
Cleve, Rev. Horace Worden. Chaplain
of Dudley P. Chase Post No. 22,
G. \. R.: E. L. Otis.
Ladies OF Relief Corps No. 10, in carriages.
City council.
Citizens generally.
The line of march was up Central
avenue to Fourth street, Fourth street
to Fourth avenue, Fourth avenue to
Adams street, Adams street to Summer
street, Summer street to Chute'S
grove.
AT THE GROVE.
Arriving at the grove the pupils of
the various schools We're seated in front
OF the platform erected near the center
of the park. The stage was occupied
by Rev: Father O'Reilly, Mayor Ames,
Aid. Mareck, Gen. Van Cleve, Mrs.
day, President Of the Day Blaisdell, eX-
Gov. PillSbury, E. L. Otis, Prof. j. w.
Downey, the ladies of the Dudley p.
Chase Relief corps and others. The
bands and old soldiers took positions
near the stand. The audience num-
bered about 1000, and despite the
Whlstling wind and damp weather the
utmost attention was. paid to the
speeches. The exercises were opened
by President Blaisdell, who spoke in a
feeling manner of the occasion which
called the old soldiers and the children
together, and remarked that since last
Decoration day five comrades, Harris,
Collins, Hall, Cummings and Hale, had
been added to the mound which the sol
diers and children would decorate.
MAY you and yours" said the speaker,
addressing the audience, ''enjOy the
sweetest fruits of liberty purchased by
the blood of those whose graves we have
assembled to decorate" A dirge by the
band followed, after which there was
prayer by Rev. Horace Worden, chap
lain of the Chase post. When he had
finished columbia, the Gem of the
Ocean" was sung by the pupils of the
Winthrop school. Rev. Father O'Reilly,
pastor of the Church of st. Anthony,
was introduced. He said he came as
the representative of the people of East
Minneapolis, who had come to decorate
the graves of the fallen soldiers. sit
would be mOckery," said he, ''fer me
to heap up words of gratitude. The
most sacred thing we can do is to go and
decorate their graves. While l did not
fight for the Union, feel proud to say
a word in honor of the men who did.
When foes tried to destroy the
stars and stripes, the men whose
graves we decorate and Swore
they should not, and it was not
done. Many think that an Irishman
cannot be true to the glorious stripes,
but did not the green flag float side by
side with the stars and stripes? If [
am here when the last. Grand Army
man has gone | will plant a flower on
the graves of the departed, and when l
go L will charge my people to do the
Same''
ADDRESS TO SCHOOL CHILDREN.
After music by the band Mrs. Gen.
Van Cleve made an address to the pu-
pills of the school, in which she related
several instances of the war, which ap-
pealed directly to the hearts of the
children, and at the conclusion of the
remarks several of them were in tears.
She summed up the sad story of the
war in a few words and appealed to the
children to honor the stars and stripes
and revere the memory of the noble
men who died to save it from lasting
disgrace. 1.-The war is over now," said
she, land all differences between the
North and the South are at an end, and
we are now united into one great nation.
You, dear children, are the ones who
are to take the places of those who are
passing away, and may you never for
get this day. Keep forever green the
memory OF those brave men who died
to save your beloved country" Music
by Shubert's band followed.
Prof. John w. DOwney, Of the state
university, delivered the Grafton of the
day. He said:
I'VE see in our country bitter factional
strifes, men welded to party rather
than to principle, unworthy politicians
and unprincipled demagOgueS possessed
of many of the public offices, and we
ask, Where is the patriotism of our
fathers? Where is the loyalty that has
been so much eulOgiZed? But the news
comes that Sumpter is fired upon. ALL
What means tn Sc beati g drums in
every town? What mean these flying
DanHerS! w mai mean IneSG weeping
farewells? What mean these marching
squadrons? They mean that patriotism
is not dead, that hearts are still loyal,
and that the nation must and shall
be preserved. Our patriotism exists
as "a passive principle; but
when the occasion demands it be-
comes intensely active. n We may
inquire if there are not dangers of inter-
nal commissions from other causes than
that which gave rise to the war? Even
now our country is agitated to its foun-
datiOnS over the conflict between labor
and capital. the stupendous labor strikes
and the hellish plots of the anarchists,
that threaten to overwhelm our civiliZa-
ton. Is there not danger that some day
these causes may render our govern
ment aSunder? The capitalist must
learn that there is a limit to the advan-
tage he can take of the labOrer's de-
pendence; the laborer must learn
that in the matter of wages, the law of
supply and demand must obtain as in
the commercial world. Capitalists must
learn that laborers have the right to
organize for the purpose of promoting
their interests; laborers must learn that !
when their organization becomes mob
they forfeit all claims to being treated
as rational beings"